Public Opinion On The Parliament In Georgia Survey Data Snapshots

Caucasus Research Resource Center – GeorgiaA Program of the Eurasia Partnership

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Public Opinion on the Parliament in Georgia

April, 2008


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PA6. In what direction does politics in Georgia go?

14.8%

19.5%

25.0%

22.9%

3.7%

11.9%

2.2%

Politics is definitely goingin the wrong direction

Politics is mainly going inwrong direction

Politics does not change

Politics is mainly going inthe right direction

Politics is definitely goingin the right direction

Don't know

Refuse to answer


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43.10%

26.20%

23.60%

12.40%

11.90%

11.10%

10.6%

9.4%

14.9%

13.6%

13.8%

5.6%

10.6%

8.6%

41.8%

8.5%

13.4%

24.4%

23.2%

26.0%

27.5%

Democratic politicalsystem

Stong non-democraticsystem with a strong

leader

Experts are makingdecision instead of the

government

System, whichconcentrates all

abovementioned powersunder one leader

1- not relavant at all 2 3 4 5 - very much relevant Don’t know Refused to answer

PA7. Political system relevant to Georgia


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22.2%

22.0%

19.0%

6.8%

36.7%

17.6%

17.4%

36.2%

21.4%

13.0%

14.6%

6.4%

16.7%

13.6%

10.2%

13.4%

12.9%

36.2%

30.5%

20.8%

23.1%

22.0%

34.0%

22.4%

23.1%

26.7%

12.5%

15.2%

20.2%

24.3%

8.5%

13.6%

17.4%

8.7%

14.8%

9.4%

11.0%

24.4%

32.2%

6.7%

12.6%

15.4%

8.5%

12.6%

4.0%

4.1%

3.5%

4.7%

6.8%

5.9%

14.6%

7.3%

8.8%

9.3%

Parliament

Government

President

Ombudsman

Court

Ministry of Health

National Bank

CEC

Sakrebulo

1 - Complete distrust 2 3 4 5 - Complete trust Don't know Refuse to answer

PA1. Trust toward institutions


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Trust toward institutions: 2007-2008

21.9%

22.2%

19.8%

19.0%

23.9%

22.0%

22.2%

36.7%

4.4%

6.8%

20.7%

13.0%

16.1%

9.3%

20.9%

14.6%

19.2%

16.7%

7.4%

6.4%

24.4%

36.2%

21.3%

20.8%

22.6%

30.5%

23.1%

22.0%

28.3%

23.1%

11.5%

12.5%

14.8%

20.2%

11.4%

15.2%

9.6%

8.5%

20.8%

24.3%

6.5%

9.4%

16.5%

24.4%

6.3%

11.0%

6.0%

6.7%

14.4%

32.2%

15.0%

6.7%

11.5%

6.4%

15.0%

6.7%

19.9%

9.5%

24.8%

7.2%

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

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1 - Complete distust 2 3 4 5 - Complete trust Don't know/Refuse to answer


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13.5%

24.1%

20.7%

19.2%

6.9%

15.7%

Completely agree withthe first

Agree with the first

Agree with the second

Completely agree withthe second

Agree with neither ofthem

Don't know

PA8. Which of these statements is closer to you?

Statement 1: Our current political system should be given more time to solve all of the inherited problems.

Statement 2: If our current political system does not achieve good results soon, we should replace it with another system.


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29.9%

36.5%

8.7%

8.2%

7.5%

9.2%

Completely agree with thefirst



Completely agree with thesecond

Neither of them

Don't know

A5. President or Parliament

Statement 1: Members of Parliament represent people. So, they should adapt laws, even if the president is against.

Statement 2: President represents each of us. So, he should make a decision even if the parliament is against.


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A6. Ethnic minorities in the Parliament?

Statement 1: There should not be ethnic minorities in the parliament, because Georgia is only for Georgians.

Statement 2: There should be ethnic minorities in the parliament, because they are part of the multiethnic Georgia.

11.6%

13.1%

33.6%

33.2%

3.2%

5.3%





Neither of them

Don't know


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A8. The role of Majoritarian MP

Statement 1: The major responsibility of the Majoritarian MP is to help his voters from his region in finding a job, as unemployment is the biggest problem in Georgia.

Statement 2: The Majoriatian MP is not supposed to help his voters in finding a workplace, as this might interfere with performing his major responsibilities.

39.5%

39.9%

5.2%

4.5%

6.2%

4.7%





Neither of them

Don't know


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27.2%

12.0%

17.3%

11.8%

17.7%

13.8%

0.2%

1 - Not reaslistic 2 3 4 5 - Very realistic Don't know Refuse to answer

A17. If you address you Majoritarian MP with a question today, how realistic is to receive an answer?


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A14. Is it acceptable for an MP to have his or her own business?

42.1%

12.2%

11.5%

7.4%

18.1%

8.6%

0.2%

1 - Totally unacceptable 2 3 4 5 - Totally acceptable Don't know Refuse to answer


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4.2%

5.8%

6.8%

4.3%

5.0%

3.9%

5.2%

7.3%

11.2%

11.3%

8.7%

13.6%

16.3%

17.7%

20.1%

19.7%

19.3%

17.0%

58.6%

53.1%

57.7%

50.6%

42.9%

5.1%

6.1%

5.5%

5.1%

9.2%

Party leader

Party list members

Pre-election program

Party leader's politicalhistory

Chances of gaining themajority of seats

1 - Not important 2 3 4 5 - Important Don't know Refuse to Answer

A10. What factor matters when voting for a party


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8.2%

6.7%

12.6%

16.8%

49.4%

5.9%

1- Completely disagree 2 3 4 5 - Completely agree Don't know

PA4. Every vote counts


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24.6%

36.6%

10.8%

9.0%

7.6%

11.3%

Completely agree withthe first



Completely agree withthe second

Neither of them

Don't know

PA10. Which statement is closer to you?

Statement 1: The price of an economic reform is very high. That is why the government should change the current economic policy.

Statement 2: In order for the economy to work better in future, we need to endure difficult times.


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J8. Household average monthly income last year

7.6%

15.9%

28.9%

17.0%

11.0%

4.8%3.6%

1.4%

9.8%

0-49 Lari50-99 Lari100-199 Lari200-399 Lari400-699 Lari700-999 Lari1000-1999Lari

More than2000 Lari

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24.7%

28.3%

30.4%

52.4%

46.5%

46.1%

18.2%

20.3%

18.1%

2.6%

3.6%

4.1%

2.1%

1.3%

1.3%

Conversation skills

Writing skills

Reading skills

1 - Absolutely none 2 3 4 5 - Absolutely fluent

Note: the question was put to those respondents, who could

not be interviewed in Georgian, totally 5.7%

G5-G7. What is the level of the Georgian language knowledge among non-ethnic Georgians?


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Language and computer literacy according to the education level

Intermadiate and lower, 28.1%


Higher than intermadiate, 15.6%




Russian

Computer

English and other foreign languages

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